I have been doing a LOT of research about spay/neuter. My girl is almost 5 months, and my vet wants to spay and chip her at 6 months. I wondered if any of you have an opinion on partial spay. It seems like partial spay has a lower health risk. I'm really worried about temperament change, and her growth being affected. Is partial spay a safer option?

it would be the same surgery to spay her as to do a partial spay
i doubt youd find a vet to do it
however if you do it young enough she will bounce right back
i would say give her a week or so to recover but she should be good as new a day or two after the spay surgery
that would be far preferable to being out and about a lot and in heat

it seems a service dog would be able to do its job better while not wearing garments for keeping things neat back there while she is spotting
and having every male dog in the vicinity trailing after you

That answers your question I guess. It depends on the kind of partial spay. Removing the uterus leaves the ovaries which means she will still be in heat and attractive to males, just not able to have pups and still run the risk of mammary gland trouble.
If you remove the ovaries, she will be like a fully spayed dog, but some hormones seem to be retained if the uterus is in tact.

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